Rolling stock intern Review
by Transport for London
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.6
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The Company
3.7
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Although I enjoyed the work I was doing there were moments where there was nothing much to do.
Quite familiar with all of them but obviously as I am only there for a short amount I am not 'like family' with them!
Very well, if there was something that I wanted to do or see then my manager did his best to organise it.
I would have liked to have been more busy, there were moments where there wasn't much too do.
I was given some responsibility but nothing that was too serious which is understandable given my role, I was happy with the amount I was given.
I feel that I have learnt more managerial skills from my co-workers as I worked in an office environment for a majority of the time, so I didn't learn that much technical content that would help me directly with my degree, but this experience has been useful for work purposes
The Company
It was ok
There could have been more preparation so there was more work to do that would last the whole placement
I was given the opportunity to attend training courses that would enhance my knowledge of rolling stock so that everything the team does made more sense.
Flexi Time
National Travel
I think that I have gained a good background in tfl over the past couple of months so if I was to return next summer I would be able to have more responsibility as I already have some understanding of what is done.
The Culture
Yes the other interns were nice people and we all got on well and socialised after work sometimes or during lunch
I already in live in London so didn't have to pay for accomodation but it is generally expensive to socialise
But this is because I already live in London and have loads of friends here already so I mainly went out with them not really any work people or interns
Not really, all my social activities weren't really with work people
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
London
September 2009
